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At least 14 police injured as supporters of Argentina’s vice president protest

At least 14 police injured as supporters of Argentina’s vice president protest

Argentina - A few days earlier, prosecutors had requested a 12-year prison sentence against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for alleged corruption. As a result, protests began. And on Saturday, police fired tear gas

US workers ‘quiet quitting’ spark concerns about toxic workplaces

US workers ‘quiet quitting’ spark concerns about toxic workplaces

US - Many workers in the United States have been embracing the "quiet quitting" concept as they seek work-life balance. The workers are drawing a line at the 40-hour work week, limiting after-hours calls and

Top 10 Good excuses to get out of work 2022

Top 10 Good excuses to get out of work 2022

Global - Let's face it, even the best of us have days when going to work is simply not an option. Regardless of whether you love your job or despise it, you will eventually need

Jamaican farmworkers decry seismic-level exploitation in Canada

Jamaican farmworkers decry seismic-level exploitation in Canada

Canada - Systematic slavery is what Jamaican farm workers face on Canadian farms. They call on Jamaica to address systemic issues through a multi-year migrant work program in Canada. In a letter sent to Jamaica's

Report on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang to be delayed

Report on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang to be delayed

China - Michelle Bachelet, the head of the UN Human Rights Commission, has hinted that she might not fulfil her commitment to release the long-awaited report on Xinjiang, a region of China in the country's

The small business owners struggling to pay energy bills

The small business owners struggling to pay energy bills

UK - The UK electricity bill has risen to unimaginably high levels. Because of this, thousands of small businesses across the country are facing the possibility of closing as electricity bills have risen to levels

How ‘heightism’ affects careers

How ‘heightism’ affects careers

Global - Increasingly, society began to shout with one voice about various discriminations and point out that it is wrong to perceive a person outwardly. Skin color or eye color, religion or sexual preferences -

Airstrike hits playground in Tigray

Airstrike hits playground in Tigray

Ethiopia - At least seven people have been killed in an airstrike on a playground in Ethiopia's northern capital of Tigray, health officials said. This was the first such attack since the violation of the

How boomeranging back to your old company can get you the biggest pay raise

How boomeranging back to your old company can get you the biggest pay raise

Global - The workers are getting the biggest pay raises and promotions by going back to their previous companies. Between January and April 2022, the average boomerang employee received a 28 percent pay raise when

Trade Unions Demand Tripartite Conference over Labour Codes

Trade Unions Demand Tripartite Conference over Labour Codes

India - The Indian Labour Conference (ILC), an apex tripartite consultative committee that advises the government on worker-related issues, is being called for by leaders of the Central Trade Unions as they accuse the central